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<p>WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP &#8212; If this is what the 2016-17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will look like, the rest of the AHL is going to be in trouble.</p><p>Granted it&#8217;s only one game, but during Saturday&#8217;s season opener the Penguins outshot, out-hit and most importantly, outplayed the Hartford Wolf Pack in every aspect.</p><p>Jake Guentzel registered a four-point night (goal, three assists), the power play connected twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 24 of 26 shots, six different players scored and Shavertown&#8217;s Patrick McGrath dropped the gloves twice in front of his hometown crowd en route to a 6-2 Penguins win.</p><p>&#8220;It was a good effort by all the guys,&#8221; head coach Clark Donatelli said. &#8220;Balanced scoring, the power play executed well and we got better as the game went on. I&#8217;m real happy with it.&#8221;</p><p>On a night, when the Penguins seemingly did everything right, Josh Archibald got them on the board within the first two minutes of the game when he beat Hartford goaltender MacKenzie Skapski with a backhander.</p><p>The Wolf Pack tied it up late in the period, but that was the only blemish for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, who outshot Hartford 11-6 in the opening frame.</p><p>For as well as the Penguins performed in the first period, they stepped it up even more in the second.</p><p>Carter Rowney finished off a perfectly executed power-play sequence when he sent a shot into the top corner to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead. Oskar Sundqvist provided a gritty goal midway through the frame on a play created by Stuart Percy, who spun around a Hartford defensemen and dished the puck down low.</p><p>Sundqvist picked up Percy&#8217;s pass and headed to the crease where he sent a shot into the net before taking a punishing hit.</p><p>Sundqvist&#8217;s goal made it 3-1, but his night almost came to an end on his next shift when he and a Hartford player collided awkwardly into the boards. Sundqvist immediately went down and had to be helped off the ice but returned in the third period.</p><p>On the ensuing faceoff, Guentzel brought a spark right back to the Penguins in a big way. The Wolf Pack won the draw and Gunetzel intercepted a pass in open ice and raced into the Hartford end on a breakaway with two defenders on his heels.</p><p>As Guentzel was tripped from behind, he sent a shot into the wide side of the net to give the Penguins a 4-1 lead to close out the period.</p><p>&#8220;Any given night any line can get hot,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;It&#8217;s always a good thing when you get balanced scoring like we had.&#8221;</p><p>The goals kept coming for the Penguins in the third period. A Jean-Sebastien Dea tip made it 5-1, and a David Warsfosky shot from the top gave the Penguins their second power play goal and a 6-1 lead.</p><p>&#8220;It was a good team win to start the season. It gives us momentum,&#8221; Guentzel said. &#8220;Our game plan is to get to teams early. If we do that it takes over the game.&#8221;</p><p><strong>NOTES</strong></p><p>- D Reid McNeill, D Ethan Prow, C Jarrett Burton, C Adam Krause, D Barry Goers and RW Reid Gardiner were scratched for the Penguins.</p><p>- As expected, Tom Kostopoulos wore the C and Steve Oleksy and Carter Rowney each served as alternate captains on Saturday.</p><p>- After absorbing a hit from Tanner Glass along the boards in the second period, Sundqvist left the game but returned for a few shifts in the third period before Donatelli sat him on the bench.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;ll be fine,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;He had a few shifts and then we got him off the ice. He&#8217;s going to be day-to-day.&#8221;</p><p>- McGrath fought twice during Saturday&#8217;s game, leaving him with eight more bouts until an automatic suspension kicks in. He&#8217;s aware of the new rule.</p><p>&#8220;A little shotgun start there. I&#8217;ll slow it down,&#8221; McGrath said. &#8220;You definitely have to be mindful (of the rule). We&#8217;ll be all right going forward.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Penguins&#8217; Jake Guentzel, right, Steve Oleksy, and Hartford&#8217;s Chris Summers and Marek Hrivik converge on the puck in the Penguins&#8217; season opener. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Penguins&#8217; Jake Guentzel, right, Steve Oleksy, and Hartford&#8217;s Chris Summers and Marek Hrivik converge on the puck in the Penguins&#8217; season opener. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Tom Kostopoulos, left, battles for the puck against Hartford defenseman Ryan Graves. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Tom Kostopoulos, left, battles for the puck against Hartford defenseman Ryan Graves. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins defenseman Stuart Percy, right, beats Hartford right wing Michael Joly and teammate Tom Kostopoulos to the puck. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Penguins defenseman Stuart Percy, right, beats Hartford right wing Michael Joly and teammate Tom Kostopoulos to the puck. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Penguins right wing Patrick McGrath, right, puts the hit on Hartford defenseman Tommy Hughes. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_5.jpg</photo3><caption3>Penguins right wing Patrick McGrath, right, puts the hit on Hartford defenseman Tommy Hughes. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Josh Archibald celebrates scoring the first goal of the game against Hartford at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Penguins-Hartford_1.jpg</photo4><caption4>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Josh Archibald celebrates scoring the first goal of the game against Hartford at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Saturday night. </caption4><photoCredit4>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>WBS dominates Wolf Pack, 6-2</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>Penguins 6, <strong>Hartford 2 </strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Hartford`1`0`1`&#8212;`2</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins`1`3`2`&#8212;`6</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. WBS, Josh Archibald 1 (Wilson, Sundqvist) 1:48. 2. HFD, Nicklas Jensen 1 (Hrivik, Bodie) 15:17. Penalties - HFD, Brown (fighting) 12:58; WBS, McGrath (fighting) 12:58; WBS, Erixon (cross-checking) 13:09.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 3. WBS, Carter Rowney 1 (Warsofsky, Guentzel) power play 5:51. 4. WBS, Oskar Sundqvist 1 (Percy, Kostopoulos) 13:49. 5. WBS, Jake Guentzel 1 (unassisted) 16:38. Penalties - HFD, Summers (interference) 4:44; WBS, Sundqvist (tripping) 6:10; WBS, Wilson (hooking) 8:39.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 6. WBS, Jean-Sebastien Dea 1 (Erixon, Guentzel) 5:11. 7. WBS, David Warsofsky 1 (Guentzel, Rowney) power play 9:15. 8. HFD, Matt Carey 1 (Fogarty) 18:35. Penalties - HFD, Glass (fighting) 6:54; WBS, McGrath (roughing, fighting, game misconduct) 6:54; HFD, Graves (tripping) 7:40; WBS, Porter (holding) 9:49; WBS, Gaunce (holding) 12:03.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Hartford &#8211; 6-9-11-26</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 11-15-9-35</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Hartford &#8211; 0 of 6</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 2 of 2</p><p><strong>Goaltenders</strong></p><p>Hartford &#8211; Mackenzie Skapski 0-1-0 (29 saves &#8211; 35 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 1-0-0 (24-26)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Hartford &#8211; G Mackenzie Skapski, D Tommy Hughes, D Chris Summers, LW Tanner Glass, C Marek Hrivik, RW Nicklas Jensen</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D Chad Ruhwedel, D Cameron Gaunce, LW Jake Guentzel, C Carter Rowney, RW Tom Kostopoulos</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. WBS, Jake Guentzel (goal, three assists) 2. WBS, Carter Rowney (goal, assist) 3. WBS, Oskar Sundqvist (goal, assist)</p><p><strong>Referees</strong> &#8211; David Banfield, Guillaume Labonte. Linesmen - Matt McNulty, Luke Murray</p><p><strong>Attendance</strong> &#8211; 6,159</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins dominate the Hartford Wolf Pack 6-2 to win season opener